2004: Yee became the first Asian Pacific American to be appointed Speaker pro Tempore, the number two position in the California State Assembly. Yee was also elected President of the National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators.

Nov. 2002: Lee was first elected to the 12th Assembly District, which includes San Francisco and the cities of Broadmoor, Colma, and Daly City in San Mateo County. Lee was appointed to the Speaker's leadership team as the Assistant Speaker pro Tempore.

1996: Yee was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and served as chair of the finance committee.

Previously: Yee served eight years on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education.

Yee worked in various mental health and school settings.

Yee emigrated at the age of three to San Francisco from China.

Education:Primary, secondary: San Francisco public schools
BA: UC Berkeley
MA: San Francisco State University
Ph.D. child psychology: University of Hawaii